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Three Quizzes
...from The TV Tidbits Classic Television Quiz Book

By Craig Hamrick

Originally posted 09.03.06

Try these fun quizzes to test your knowledge on several classic TV subjects — and then buy the book for much, much more!

(Answers below quizzes — don't cheat!)

Location, Location, Location


Where did the following classic TV shows take place?
1. The Donna Reed Show
2.Happy Days
3. The Golden Girls
4. Evening Shade
5. Batman
6. Maude
7. Newhart
8. Family
9. Little House on the Prairie
10. The Flintstones
11. Magnum, P.I.
12. Father Knows Best
13. The Simpsons
14. Murder, She Wrote
15. Dark Shadows
16. The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
17. Alice


Locales—Answers
1. Hilldale
2. Milwaukee, Wisconsin
3. Miami, Florida
4. Evening Shade, Arkansas
5. Gotham City
6
. Tuckahoe, New York
7. Norwich, Vermont
8. Pasadena, California
9. Walnut Grove, Minnesota
10.Bedrock
11. Hawaii
12. Springfield
13. Springfield
14. Cabot Cove, Maine
15. Collinsport, Maine
16. New York City
17. Phoenix, Arizona


Making A Living

What did these classic TV characters do for a living?

1. Ward Cleaver (Leave it to Beaver)
2. Gabe Kotter (Welcome Back, Kotter)
3. Miss Kitty Russell (Gunsmoke)
4. Jack Tripper (Three’s Company)
5. Flo Catsleberry (Alice)
6. Thomas Magnum (Magnum, P.I.)
7. Dorothy Zbornak (The Golden Girls)
8. Pepper Anderson (Police Woman)
9. Lou Grant (Lou Grant)
10. Rhoda (Rhoda)
11. Ralph Cramden (The Honeymooners)
12. Barbara "Batgirl" Gordon (Batman)
13. Julie McCoy (The Love Boat)
14. Quincy (Quincy)
15. Jennifer Hart (Hart to Hart)
16. Tony Nelson (I Dream of Jeannie)
17. Jessica Fletcher (Murder, She Wrote)
18. Darrin Stevens (Bewitched)
19. Michael Steadman (thirtysomething)
20. Colt Seavers (The Fall Guy)
21. Angela Bower (Who’s the Boss?)
22. Samantha "Sam" Russell (My Sister Sam)


Jobs -- Answers
1. Accountant
2. Teacher
3. Owner/operator, Long Branch Saloon
4. Chef
5. Waitress
6. Private investigator
7. Teacher
8. Police woman
9. Newspaper editor
10. Window dresser
11. Bus driver
12. Librarian
13. Cruise director
14. Medical examiner
15. Author
16. Astronaut
17. Author
18. Advertising executive
19. Advertising executive
20. Stuntman
21. Advertising executive
22. Commercial photographer


The Munsters

1964-66, starring Yvonne DeCarlo, Fred Gwynne, Al Lewis

1. What was the Munsters’ address?
2. What did Herman do for a living?
3. Which family member was recast?
4. What type of monster was Eddie?
5. What was the name of the feature film based on the show?
6. What was the name of Eddie’s pet dragon?
7. Was Grandpa technically a Munster?
8. Where was Grandpa’s laboratory?
9. What sitcom did Al Lewis and Fred Gwynne co-star on before The Munsters?
10. Which former Catwoman assumed the role of Lily when the show was resurrected as The Munsters Today in 1988?


 

The Munsters—Answers
1. 1313 Mockingbird Lane
2. He works in a funeral parlor.
3. Marilyn Munster was played by Pat Priest, then Beverly Owen.
4. werewolf
5. Munster, Go Home
6. Spot
7. No, he was Lily's dad, and his last name was Dracula, not Munster.
8. His lab was in the basement, accessed through a trapdoor.
9. Car 54, Where Are You?
10. Lee Meriwether


Craig Hamrick has written several books about the history of television.


His best-selling book,The TV Tidbits Classic Television Trivia Quiz Book, is available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble, among other outlets.